Cover for open heel and toe type shoes



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COVER FOR OPEN HEEL AND 'TOE TYPE SHOES Filed June 18, 1947 2Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR.

JOHN J WALSH ATTORNEY April 11, 1950 J, J w sH 1 2,503,460

COVER FOR OPEN HEEL AND TOE TYPE SHOES Filed June 18, 1947 V 2Sheet-Sheet 2 IN V EN TOR.

JOHN J. WALSH AT TORN EY Patented Apr. 11, 1950 COVER F OR OPEN HEEL ANDTOE TYPE SHOES John Walsh, St. Louis, Mo. ApplicationfJune 18, 1947,Serial No. 755,527

This invention relates in general certain new and useful improvements ina cover;;for an open heel and toe type shoe.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a shoe of noveldesign and appearance, which is long-wearing and exceptionallycomfortable on the foot of the wearer. i

- It is also an object of the present invention to provide a shoe of thetype stated which possesses a snug-fitting shank construction andtherefore accurately fits the foot of the wearer in the region of thearch and instep. r

It is also a further object of the present inyention to provide a novelshoe which has the casual style and appearance of a slip-lasted shoe butnevertheless has the foot-fitting and'wearing qualities of a hand-lastedshoe. a

With the above and other objects in view, my invention resides in thenovel features of form, construction, arrangement, and combination ofparts presently described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings (two sheets)-- Figure 1 is a sideelevational view-,ofa wood last with a platform applied thereto as thefirst step in the shoe-making method.

Figures 2, 3 and 4 are plan views or so-called "pattern viewsof thecomponent parts of the upper for making a preferred form of shoe.

Figure 5 is a side elevational view of; the assembled upper in positionover the last ;prior to lasting; J

Figure 6 is a side elevational view of the shoe after lasting;

Figure '7 is a fragmentary transverseseetional view taken along line 1-|of Figure 8;

Figure 8 is a perspective view of th nshoe after lasting, showing thebottom face 'of the shoe after a felt sole-filler has .been applied;

Figure 9 is an inverted perspective view of the shoe after the outersole has been applied;

Figure 10 is a perspective view-of the assembled shoe subsequent toremoval of thelast and.

showing the heel flap wiped down andicementitiously secured in place;

Figure 11 is a perspective view of the finished shoe;

Figure 12 is-a side elevational view of a wood last with platformapplied theretoas the first step in making a shoe having a modified formof upper constructed in accordance with the present invention;

Figures '13, '14 and 15, are plan;views or socalled pattern views of thecomponent parts of the upper for making a modified for'in of shoe.

3 claims. (c1. ark-19.5),

Figure 1G is a. side elevational view of the assembled upper of themodified form of shoepartly 'broken away to show the internalconstruction thereof;

Figure 17 is a side elevational view of the modified form of upper inposition over the last prior to lasting;

Figure 18 is a side elevational view of the modified form of upper afterlasting; and

Figure 19 is a fragmentary sectional view taken along line i 9-l 9 ofFigure 18.

In broadest outline, the method of making the shoe of the presentinvention comprises the stitching together of a plurality of suitablypatterned upper parts or sections to form an upper and 0penbottomedplatform or midsole cover. The combined upper and platform cover is thenplaced on a last, to the sole face of which a platform or midsole hasbeen tacked, and the margins of the platform or midsole cover pulledover for securement thereto by cementing. The upper is, furthermore,provided with a scalloped heel flap integrally including a tuck-in stripor flap which, after removal of the shoe from the last, is manuallypulled in over the inside face of the platform in the region of theshank of the shoe and cemented down to give snug arch-fitting shape tothe finished shoe. The scalloped flap portion is also pulled over andcemented down and the shoe is finally finished by inserting andcementing an insole or so-called sock lining upon the inside face of theplatform and upon the pulled-over "tuck-in strip and scalloped flapportion of the heel strip.

Referring now in more detail, and by reference characters to thedrawing, l designates a wooden last preferably of two-part hingedconstruction provided upon its upwardly presented sole face with awedge-heel platform or midsole 2 formed preferably of cork orothersimilar material and secured in place by two removable tacks 3, as shownin Figure 1. Where, as in the preferred design herein shown, the shoe isof the open-toe type, the tip of the platform is covered with a tipstrip 4. The upper is formed of a heel strip 5 and an upper sectionB,-and a strap I as shown in Figures 2, 3, and 4. The heel strip -5 isprovided along the mid-portion of its upper and shoe. It should be notedthat the upper section 6 is curved inwardly as at I5, I5, for purposespresently more fully appearing. The upper section 6 is preferably,though not necessarily, provided with a guide mark I6 for indicating theposition of the buckle I1, and a guide mark I8 for indicating the properposition of the secured end of the strap I.

The margins 15, I5, of the upper Glare tucked into the medial slots m,m, respectively, and stitched by flat seaming to the flaps I0, II, andI6, II, so that the slot-bounding margin of the flap I0, for example,lies upon the outer face of the upper 6 alon the margin I5, and theslot-' bounding margin of the flap II lies upon the inside face of theupper 6 in overlappingrelation with respect to the margin I5, as. bestseen i Figure 7. The flaps II, II', are skived, as indicated by theshading in Figures 4 and 5, and extends inwardly along the shank portionof the shoe in the provision of tuck-in flaps, so to speak.

The assembled upper is then placed on the last I, as shown in Figure 5.The margins of the platform cover are then pulled over th platform 2 andcemented down, as shOWn in Figure '6. A'

felt midsole filler I9 is cemented in place, as shown in Figure 8. Anouter sole 2!] is cemented upon the filled platform 2 and a heel lift 2Itacked in place, as shown in Figure 9. It will be noted that during thelasting operations the flaps II, II, and the upper scalloped edge of theheel strip 5 lie against the side faces of the last I, extendingdownwardly (reference being had to Figm'es- 5 and 6), and, of course,will extend upwardly when the shoe is removed from the last I. Uponremoval from the last I, a band of adhesive is applied to the inner faceof the platform and to the exposed or inside faces of the flaps I I, II, and the scalloped edge 9 of the heel strip 5. The flaps I I, I I, arethen pulled inwardly, drawing the shank of the shoe snugly intoconformity with the shank-curve of the platform 2 and in such positionare cemented down. Similarly, the scalloped flap 9 of the heel strip 5is cemented down, as shown in Figure 10, and an insole or socalledsock-lining 22 is cemented in place, as shown in Figure 11, to completethe shoe S.

If desired, a shoe may be constructed having a modified form .of upperupon a last I and platform 2', identical with the previously describedlast I and platform 2, as shown in Figure 1. An upper section 23 isprovided which is substantially similar to the previously describedupper section except that the lower margins are The upper section 23 andheel strip 25 are stitched together along the seam-lines in theformation of a completed upper 3|, as shown in Figure 16. The completedupper 3I is then placed on the last as shown in Figure 17, and themargins pulled over and adhesively secured to the platform 2', as shownin Figure 18. It should be noted that during the lasting processtheflaps'28, 28", lie flatwise along the side faces of'the last I, asshown in Figure 19. After lasting, a felt midsole filler 32 is appliedin the conventional manner and the shoe completed by attachment of thesole in the manner previously described. It will be noted that the flaps29, 28', ,are pulledv and cemented down to give foot-huggingconformation to the shank of the shoe in the same manner as :thepreviously described flaps II, II.

It should be understood that changes and modifications in the form,construction, arrangement, and combination of the several parts of theshoe and in the method of making the same may be made and substitutedfor those herein shown and described without departing from the natureand principle of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is: 1. A shoe comprising an open-heeled upper, aheel-covering strip having forward portions extending in overlyingrelation upon the inside face of the lower marginal areas of the shankportion of the upper and bein secured thereto, and a platform to whichthe upper and strip are marginally secured. 2. A shoe comprising anopen-heeled upper, a

heel-covering strip having bifurcated forward portions extending inlapping relation upon the lower marginal areas of the shank portion ofthe upper and being secured thereto, and a platform to which the upperand strip are marginally secured.

3. A shoe comprising an open-heeled upper, a heel-covering strip havingbifurcated forward portions extending in lapping relation upon the lowermarginal areas of the shank portion of the upper and being securedthereto, one part of each of said bifurcated portions being disposedupon the inside faceof the upper and the other part being disposed uponthe outside face of the upper, and a platform to which the upper andstrip are marginally secured.

JOHN J. WALSH.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PA'IE N'IS Number Name Date 2,314,205 Forschner Mar. 16,1943 2,407,224 Chandler Sept. 10, 1946- 2,431,858 Fern Dec. 2, 19472,439,217

Naidor Apr. 6, 1948

